The Professor

ons cheered and yelled in excitement over their drinks, sweaty bodies pressed against her

r feet as she moved to the music. Her wild curls stuck to her

friend's gleaming chest but the girl simply gri

t friend slurred and Maya giggled. Gabrielle had a point, s

didn't hear her or was too consumed in the music to notice what she'd sa

ok and she bumped into several people a

here the fuck

ide. She stumbled backward for a moment but regained her b

fuming man, giving him a wide

, bumping his shoulder into

swiveled in the direction of the

o fucking ru

erk ruin her night, she hurried to the ba

t and leaned ov

child whining than a grown woman. The bartender whipped ar

left already." He chuckled a

d face, "It's not ev

h, alright then. What'll it be?" He

on the marble countertop. She briefly wondered if Gabrielle might want

He smiled at her, taking out

She threw her head back and downed the entire glass, savoring the burning sensation traveling down her throat and settling in her

s and she winked at Harry, "Now,

over tomorrow," He told her, b

ike jelly as she wobbled, but she managed to stand upright. She gra

h it," She slurred, headin

fondly, "Alright th

rongs of dancing adults. The DJ was playing something

he three figures bounding toward the exit, but she was too busy swaying to notice. So

hey landed on the floor. She groaned in pain, blinking rapidly as sh

k e

f you didn't look closely. His pitch-black hair was swept across his forehead but fell softly across his e

martini glasses had gone and she was sure the refund was going to come out of her p

oice was sensually deep, causing a flurry of butterflies to eru

h you off of me." He said again bu

t like she w

ne

t,

wo

e quickly grabbed the collar of his shirt tightly, ignoring the curse that flew from his lips, and

ression that somehow reminded her of a cat. A

glare

with it, cariño," She gave him a sickeningly

and that was when she noticed two people bli

ely over the woman by his side. Maya cocked a brow at the large hat on the fema

landed on their friend but also flipped him over simply because s

ng toward her, he placed a large hand over her shoulder and tuc

your faces, I'm sure it's something bad," Maya scrun

ontinued, "I apologize on her behalf,

nds of uncomfortable silence, she watched the m

to me instead." She turned her head

m but Maya swore his ga

ed politely, scanning

nting angrily at her, "unceremo

m that she wasn't his girlfrien

he stumbles badly wh

stop drinking so much

sapproval and she mouthed 'what' to hi

being a supp

uckled quietly but dark eyes seemed to have heard because hi

h's grip on her tightened. "I'm sor

his head, his gaze still pinned on

o start a fight o

oice cut him off, it was softer

fault. We should've seen yo

ght that she wasn't his girlfriend when the other g

happen and besides yo

at the scowling man behind us, "Than

r away from them, Maya couldn't help but look back one last time. His gaze

way, praying that they wou